Even if 1 million of them need assistance and the state pays 10,000 yuan (US$1,200) each for their annual treatment fees, the total budget will be around 10 billion yuan, which should be an affordable figure to the soaring state revenue. |
For some Chinese farmers, contracting cancer is almost equal to receiving a death sentence. The government is responsible for changing this situation. |
Under the current medicare system of our country, it is not rare for a person who catches a major disease like cancer to spend his or her lifetime savings on treatment. Many are forced to choose giving up treatment, just waiting for death. |